Hotel Workers Rising

A report from the Silicon Valley campaign
Union committee leader Rigoberto Gutierrez and Sarah Julian, organizer for UNITE HERE! 19, tell Michael Hejazi about the support workers are receiving from community organizations in their campaign. MORE     >>Father Bill Leininger of the Interfaith Council

This edition sponsored by The Edge, a community partner or San Jose Peace & Justice Center.


Health Care Is a Human Right

South Bay residents seek answers to health care crisis
Learn what they found out about coverage of immigrants under the new national plan, how insurance companies maximize profits, and what a single payer bill would mean for all Californians. See Ed Asner cameo on what we're paying for under current plans. MORE

Health Care for All California-Silicon Valley meets in Santa Clara.
Santa Clara County Single Payer Coalition meets in San Jose
For dates and special events, see calendar at sanjosepeace.org


David Rovics -- Sing Out Against the Occupations

Singer-songwriter David Rovics performs works of protest, passion and history including "Song of the St. Patrick Battallion," "Bullies" and "A Kiss Behind the Barricades." See link to download his newest tunes. MORE

This concert in Teamsters Hall was a benefit for San Jose Peace & Justice Center.


"You don't have to be a rocket scientist to oppose a rocket launch."

MacGregor Eddy reveals what those launches from Vandenberg Space Command near Lompoc, California, are really all about -- they're part of U.S. military efforts to control all elements of global battlespace using land, air, maritime and space based assets. MORE
Keep Space for Peace is endorsed by Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, a community partner of San Jose Peace & Justice Center.


PTSD
A Vietnam Veteran Talks About Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

"PTSD is a sane person's reaction to the insanity of war," says Doug Nelson, a South Bay veterans services representative in an interview with Aiesha Parker-Hicks. MORE

Vets for Peace, Chapter 101, meets at San Jose Peace & Justice Center. For dates and special events, see calendar at sanjosepeace.org